The Arizona Supreme Court on June 28 will tackle questions of what a criminal defendant can tell a jury about his defense and whether sitting in a police car while under investigation means the police have to give a Miranda warning.

Attorneys who brought a class-action lawsuit over the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons said Friday that the state is trying to skirt a requirement in a settlement that mental health professionals see inmates who have recently been taken off psychotropic medications.

Democratic Rep. Ceci Velasquez dropped out of her re-election race in Legislative District 29 today following a grand jury indictment that became public Wednesday accusing her of ripping off the state’s food stamp program.

Calling the measure unconstitutional, a major union, state lawmakers and city council members are asking a judge to void a new state law designed to block local governments from telling private employers they have to provide paid time off for workers.

A federal judge has ordered a southern Arizona tribe to produce records showing what the tribal council and one of its district councils discussed in 2002 and 2003 about plans to open a Phoenix-area casino.